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APRIL 28, 2015 15-226 RESOLUTION
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PURPOSE: APPROVE APPOINTMENT FOR MAYOR – EAST CENTRAL
WISCONSIN REGIONAL PLANNING COMMISSION
INITIATED BY: CITY ADMINISTRATION
WHEREAS, by Resolution 08-253 adopted on July 22, 2008, the City of Oshkosh
had previously appointed City Manager Mark Rohloff as its designated representative to
the East Central Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission; and
WHEREAS, Steve Cummings has been elected to the position of Mayor for the City
of Oshkosh and is willing and able to participate as the City’s representative to the
Commission; and
WHEREAS, the bylaws of the Commission provide for the appointment of a
municipality’s Mayor with the ability to appoint another in his/her place as an alternate.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Common Council for the City of
Oshkosh that effective May 1, 2015, the appointment of City Manager Mark Rohloff as the
representative of the City of Oshkosh to the East Center Wisconsin Regional Planning
Commission is hereby rescinded and the Mayor of the City of Oshkosh shall be designated
as the representative for the City of Oshkosh to the East Central Wisconsin Regional
Planning Commission with the City Manager or his/her designee hereby designated as the
City’s alternate representative.
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TO: Mayor and Members of the Common Council
FROM: Mark A. Rohloff, City Manager
DATE: April 24, 2015
RE: Appointment of Mayor as Representative to East Central Wisconsin Regional Planning
Commission (ECWRPC)
BACKGROUND
The regulations governing regional planning commissions provide that the Mayor of the largest city in
Winnebago County is an automatic member of a regional planning commission. Because the city of
Oshkosh operates under a city manager form of government under Chapter 64, the city does not have a
full-time Mayor. As a result, the city of Oshkosh has historically appointed the city manager as its
permanent alternate representative to the East Central Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission.
Mayor Cummings and I have discussed the city's involvement with the East Central Wisconsin Regional
Planning Commission. We are both satisfied with the services that East Central provides us.
Furthermore, the city remains active with the organization through committee participation, as well as
taking advantage of the services available through East Central. Because East Central addresses planning
issues that are policy related, Mayor Cummings and I agreed that he may provide some input to the
commission from a policy standpoint. Meanwhile, staff and I would remain available to provide technical
input into issues facing the commission. In turn, the Mayor can be a more effective member of the
commission. I will continue to serve as the permanent alternate, based on Mayor Cummings availability.
Historically, one of the reasons that the Oshkosh Mayor was not designated as representative was
because the mayor may not always be available to attend these meetings, which are typically held
during the workday. Mayor Cummings believes that he has the available time to serve as the city's East
Central representative. I think that the Mayor's involvement would actually improve our ability to be
more effective, as both of us could provide input on a regional planning basis.
I recommend that" Council approve the attached resolution and designate Mayor Cummings as our
representative to the East Central Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission. I have asked Mayor
Cummings to attend my April 24 commission meeting so that he can be introduced to members and
learn more about the inner workings of serving as a member of the commission.
Respectfully submitted,
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